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<br />I <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />, "- ,. n <br />1.~4":'V <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />1942 <br /> <br />A supply of water in the Colorado River aqueduct made <br />possible the training by the United States Army of great <br />numbers of soldiers and airmen in open desert regions of <br />Southern California. <br /> <br />Certainty of an ample water supply was a determining <br />factor in the location of synthetic rubber plants and an iron <br />blast furnace and steel mill in this coastal basin. <br /> <br />Unused District power at Boulder Dam was made available <br />to nearby huge metallurgical plant for production of mag- <br />nesium. <br /> <br />1943 Construction of pipe line and reservoir to deliver Colorado <br />River water to Coastal Municipal Water District begun in <br />January. <br /> <br />Fourth and tinal generating unit in Parker power plant <br />started regular operation in May. <br /> <br />1944 Coastal pipe line and reservoir completed. First delivery <br />of Colorado River water made to Laguna Beach February 22. <br /> <br />Net construction cost of the project to date approximately <br />$189,000,000. <br /> <br /> <br />-I -I" =:;=--=~';"-\--I.!I'I~III il"-'~~;' '1Ii-,,:~rl--J ; I i:I,- <br />-,~- II -I"'" I~-' -. h ,tlQJh ~, 'I. -ljll.l!III:'!I-I---;-:-;-III~ 111-.-, 'I-Jl~-'-l-:-i'i'-I-I "IUI'- <br />,I..... .-.- ,j ,I I 'It . . I ' , , I" I.' Ir'~" Nt". I, ') u) 1 L {\, ' I "I' <br />-. 1--'" -~I" I "J' I :,<;,-,:-";:-,-C.~ -- .l-":":=..t;~'r\or~'.:J_..,,: .~ ''''-~':-I-'-,--- .- --- -I'I-~''''''' .1" ,- <br />I' I ,I~ I I~'n' , -j"" ,t;.l--'i..:1J" ..,_! I II~_ <br />;:.>>:-::!-y~":-~~~~':=:-:I[C:.l.:~~ I I j U.t ~ <br /> <br />IN! M[lROPOLIT.tl W"H~ DI"l~IC' or S()U1N[~H C"'lIfO~NI'" - COLORA,DO RlvfR "'QUtoU(l <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Pig. 1 <br />